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Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday,...
Aug 14, 2020
Big weekend of horse racing at Evergreen Park
A big weekend of horse racing is coming up at Evergreen Park.The Grande Prairie Derby will be the eighth of nine races to be run on Sunday. Five thoroughbreds will run a mile for a purse of $13,750. L...
Aug 14, 2020
Njoo positive about talks with CFL but cannot provide timeline for decision
TORONTO - The wait continues for the CFL. Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada's Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, spoke positively Friday regarding his organization's talks with the league about its&n...
Aug 14, 2020
COVID-19 surges expected and people must be vigilant: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says surges in new cases of COVID-19 are expected going forward. Dr. Theresa Tam says as Canada continues to reopen, the federal government is planning fo...
Aug 14, 2020
Man pleads guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - A man who was charged with second-degree murder after an Alberta gas station owner was killed in a gas-and-dash has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ki Yun Jo, who was 54, was ...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions until Sept. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the two countries will continue their mut...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada, U.S. to extend border restrictions until Sept. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.It means the two countries will continue their mutu...
Aug 14, 2020
Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 curbs tourism
MONTREAL - One of Canada's best-known religious landmarks, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, is seeking urgent government assistance to withstand a budget shortfall caused by COVID-19. Claudia...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada's top two-year-old filly Curlin's Voyage picking up where she left off
TORONTO - Canada's top two-year-old filly last season is picking up where she left off. Curlin's Voyage heads into the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks with a win and second-place finish off her two starts this...
Aug 14, 2020
Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia a...
Aug 14, 2020